Texting while driving is widely acknowledged as a bad thing to do – but what about texting while walking?

Don’t think you’re getting away with your dangerous actions, which could lead to a collision with another pedestrian, or even a vehicle in the road.

Politicians in a US state are now considering a ban.

Most of us will be familiar with almost colliding with someone on the pavement due to a mobile phone. Maybe it was the other person weaving in and out, thinking their peripheral vision was a lot, lot better than it actually was.

Or maybe it was you. Just quickly sending a text to reply, keeping her updated of your progress when suddenly… Oh. Oops.

The news channel reported that since 2010 there has been an increase of 35 per cent nationally in accidents related to distracted pedestrians.

That coincides roughly with when smartphones became widely adopted.

A date hasn’t yet been set for when to vote on the bill.

It follows Brick Lane in London taking its own action against distracted pedestrians. In 2008, padded lampposts were introduced to prevent some of the millions of injuries in the UK that happen from walking and texting.